Dinner for 2

Quick Beef Pho

Name: Quick Beef Pho
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion; 1 can (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium beef broth; 1 can (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium chicken broth; 2 cups water; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 piece fresh ginger; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 tsp sugar; 1 star anise pod; 4 whole cloves; 7 oz flat rice noodles; 8 oz very thinly sliced beef; salt (optional); 1/2 cup bean sprouts; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves; lime wedges (optional); hoisin sauce and sriracha (optional)

$31.93for 445 minServes 2

Rice noodles and thin beef cook in a fragrant broth with ginger, spices, bean sprouts, and cilantro.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Broth, 29 oz$0.07/oz typical	29 oz	$2.03Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Ramen and Asian noodles, 7 oz$0.18/oz typical	7 oz	$1.26Typical price
	Beef chuck roast, 0.5 lb$6.99/lb typical	0.5 lb	$3.50Typical price
	Fresh peas and snap peas, 0.15 lb$3.49/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.44Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.25$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$15.96

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugarHot sauce

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$7.98 per serving$31.93 for 4

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Ingredients

1 yellow onion
1 can (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium beef broth
1 can (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 piece fresh ginger
1 cinnamon stick
2 tsp sugar
1 star anise pod
4 whole cloves
7 oz flat rice noodles
8 oz very thinly sliced beef
salt (optional)
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
lime wedges (optional)
hoisin sauce and sriracha (optional)

Steps

Halve the onion and slice the ginger within 5 minutes.
Combine the broths, water, onion, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, fish sauce, and sugar in a 4-quart pot, then simmer for 25 minutes.
Cook the rice noodles in the broth or a separate pot according to their package directions, then drain them after 5 minutes.
Strain the hot broth, return it to the pot, and cook the thin beef for 3 minutes until it reaches 160 F.
Divide the noodles between two bowls, pour over the hot broth and beef, and top with bean sprouts and cilantro after 7 minutes.

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